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About Salhepali Village

Salhepali is a mid sized village in Gharghoda tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 379 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhepali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhepali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Gharghoda
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 523.55 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 379
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhepali compares

By the 2011 count Salhepali is the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 523.55 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Salhepali

Salhepali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salhepali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salhepali from other places

Salhepali lies about 38 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 34 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salhepali
Tehsil headquarters Gharghoda 11 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 34 km
District headquarters Raigarh 38 km

Villages closest to Salhepali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gharghoda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Salhepali

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhepali village had a population of 752. That makes it the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Salhepali village has 379 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhepali has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Salhepali is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhepali covers 523.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salhepali falls under Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salhepali is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Salhepali.

Salhepali is about 38 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhepali is in Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district. Gharghoda is about 11 km away. Dharamjaigarh Road is about 34 km away. Raigarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kognara (2.9 km), Konpara (2.9 km) and Karichapar (8.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Salhepali today is likely to be higher.

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